Weekly Schedule
| Monday | Temple is closed |
| Tuesday | 7:00 am meditation and morning service, 7:30pm meditation and vespers |
| Wednesday | 7:00 am meditation and morning service, 7pm meditation, vespers, Dharma Class |
| Thursday | 7:00 am meditation and morning service. No evening meditation. |
| Friday | No formal morning meditation or morning service. Usual Friday services, 7:30pm meditation and vespers |
| Saturday | 7:30 am meditation, 7:30pm meditation and vespers |
| Sunday | 9:30 am Meditation & Walking Meditation, usual Sunday services |
Monthly Calendar
During this retreat we will explore a little of the use and meaning of the Most Excellent Mirror Samadhi, a poem written by the Chinese master Tozan Ryokai which is recited regularly in Soto Zen temples worldwide.
Lunch will be a silent, informal, bring-your-own-vegetarian food affair. We will eat in the meditation hall.
Spiritual Counseling available on request.
Schedule
| 8:30 AM 8:55 AM 9:05 AM 9:30 AM 9:50 AM 11 AM 12:30 PM |
Meditation (With meditation instruction if needed) Walking Meditation Meditation Short Morning Service Temple Cleanup (Working meditation) Meditation / Walking Meditation / Meditation (With formal Dharma talk during the 11:35 AM Meditation) Lunch |
Great Master Keizan Jokin says that “Pure meditation has no precepts that are not kept to.” In this retreat we will explore a little the supportive relationship of precepts to meditation.
Lunch will be a silent, informal, bring-your-own-vegetarian food affair. We will eat in the meditation hall.
Spiritual Counseling available on request.
Schedule
| 8:30 AM 8:55 AM 9:05 AM 9:30 AM 9:50 AM 11 AM – 12:30 PM 1:00 PM 1:25 PM 2:00 PM 2:15 PM 2:30 PM 3:30 PM 4:15 PM |
Meditation (With meditation instruction if needed) Walking Meditation Meditation Short Morning Service Temple Cleanup (Working meditation) Meditation / Walking Meditation / Meditation (With formal Dharma talk during the 11:35 AM Meditation) Lunch Kitchen Cleanup Informal quiet reflection / Rest / Break Midday Service Meditation / Walking Meditation / Meditation Tea/Class/Discussion Closing Ceremony |
In this retreat we will explore Great Master Keizan Jokin’s “How to Do Pure Meditation”
Lunch will be a silent, informal, bring-your-own-vegetarian food affair. We will eat in the meditation hall.
Spiritual Counseling available on request.
Schedule
| 8:30 AM 8:55 AM 9:05 AM 9:30 AM 9:50 AM 11 AM – 12:30 PM 1:00 PM 1:25 PM 2:00 PM 2:15 PM 2:30 PM 3:30 PM 4:15 PM |
Meditation (With meditation instruction if needed) Walking Meditation Meditation Short Morning Service Temple Cleanup (Working meditation) Meditation / Walking Meditation / Meditation (With formal Dharma talk during the 11:35 AM Meditation) Lunch Kitchen Cleanup Informal quiet reflection / Rest / Break Midday Service Meditation / Walking Meditation / Meditation Tea/Class/Discussion Closing Ceremony |
A celebration of Manjusri, the Bodhisattva of Great Wisdom, followed by tea and a Dharma talk.
This festival ceremony will be broadcast via zoom using our usual Sunday credentials. If you would like to join us, please contact the temple for more information.
In this retreat we will look at how we can integrate mediation into our daily lives.
Lunch will be a silent, informal, bring-your-own-vegetarian food affair. We will eat in the meditation hall.
Spiritual Counseling available on request.
Schedule
| 8:30 AM 8:55 AM 9:05 AM 9:30 AM 9:50 AM 11 AM – 12:30 PM 1:00 PM |
Meditation (With meditation instruction if needed) Walking Meditation Meditation Short Morning Service Temple Cleanup (Working meditation) Meditation / Walking Meditation / Meditation (With formal Dharma talk during the 11:35 AM Meditation) Lunch Kitchen Cleanup Informal quiet reflection / Rest / Break Midday Service Meditation / Walking Meditation / Meditation Tea/Class/Discussion Closing Ceremony |
A celebration of Manjusri, the Bodhisattva of Great Wisdom, followed by tea and a Dharma talk.
This festival ceremony will be broadcast via zoom using our usual Sunday credentials. If you would like to join us, please contact the temple for more information.